UPDATED: 16 Arrested in Drug Sweep by Newport Police Department

Friday, March 1 10:21 a.m. - This article has been updated to include the addresses of the individuals charged. 

The Newport Police Department Vice/Narcotics Unit and the Drug Enforcement Agency finished a six-month undercover operation focusing on street level drug dealing within the City of Newport, resulting in 16 arrests Thursday. A total of twenty-five arrest warrants and two search warrants were obtained for those suspected of dealing crack cocaine, cocaine and prescription drugs.

The investigation is ongoing with more information to follow. All will be arraigned on Feb. 28 in Second Division District Court. 

Arrested During the sweep:

Tommy Gotay, 90 Girard Ave., Apt 170, Newport - 2 Counts Delivery of “Crack” Cocaine

Casey Mills, 33 Newport Ave., Apt 1, Newport - 2 Counts Delivery of “Crack” Cocaine

Jose Jackson,15 Meeting St., Newport - 3 Counts Delivery of “Crack” Cocaine

Ian Collins,75 Tilden Ave., Newport - 3 Counts Delivery of Cocaine

Thomas Dyer, 32 Goddard St., Apt 2, Providence - 2 Counts Conspiracy

Leah Sampson-Young, 195 Admiral Kalbfus, Apt 22 DD, Newport - conspiracy

Kathleen Bartlett, 4 Gunning Court, Middletown - 3 counts delivery of “crack” Cocaine, Conspiracy

Jessica George, 10 Stockton Drive, Middletown- 2 counts delivery of “crack” Cocaine

Kaitlyn Bartlett, 143 Third St., Apt 3A, Newport - delivery of “crack” cocaine

Kristi Carfora, 231 Maple Ave., Apt 802, Newport - delivery of Percocet, 2 Counts Delivery of Cocaine

Anthony Holloway,15 Meeting St., Newport - delivery of "crack” cocaine

Ricky Adams, 4 Connell Hwy, Newport- 4 counts delivery of “crack” cocaine, Conspiracy

James Antone, 5 Bradford Ave, Apt 3, Newport- delivery of cocaine

Khyel Jones, 116 Girard Ave, Apt D, Newport - delivery of “crack” cocaine, possession with intent to deliver “crack” cocaine

Jessuem Nevarez,24 Gould St., Newport - delivery of Oxycontin

Stacey Platt, 20 Chapel Terrace, Apt 62, Newport - delivery of “crack” cocaine 

The above reports detail arrests made by the Newport Police Department. Descriptions of all events are based solely on police officer reports provided to Patch. 

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